A Long Song Across the Northern Wastes to Meet an Old Friend

[Two powerful leads + traditional historical romance + political intrigue + revenge]

Shen Qingge grew up in the military camp, alongside the Shen family army.

After trusting the crown prince of an enemy state, she watched the man she loved kill her family on her wedding day.

She escaped death and endured countless hardships, finally drawing closer to her enemy one step at a time.

"I didn't save you out of kindness. Nothing in this world escapes the pursuit of profit. I save your life today, and in the future you help me overturn this rotten order. Do you dare accept the deal?"

On her path to revenge, she met a man who held power and concealed his thoughts behind a deep, inscrutable mind. Each pursued their own aims, using the other. Their bargain, in which life was exchanged for power, was a stepping stone to revenge and a love-bound fate that would entangle them for a lifetime.

Together, they stirred up the political world. Hunting down their enemies was like leveling up in a game: she gathered evidence, laid traps, and used the grudges of the past to read people's hearts.

He wielded power, clearing her path and backing her up, removing every obstacle ahead.

Step by step, they brought one enemy after another down from their lofty positions.

She constantly reminded herself that once her revenge was complete, she would leave and never look back. He continued to weigh every move by its advantages and disadvantages, yet time and again he broke the rules he had set for himself for her sake.

Even a game of hunting down enemies has an end. The human heart, however, is never predictable.

The mountains and rivers become a game board; a long song rises from the northern wastes. We are both travelers adrift in turbulent times. How can we bring an old friend safely through?

[There is only one male lead, and the romance takes up little of the story. Most of it is about leveling up by taking down enemies on the path to revenge.]